Surgical First Assistant

CommonSpirit Health • Fort Morgan, CO

1d • Onsite

About The Position

You have a purpose, unique talents and now is the time to embrace it, live it and put it to work. We value incredible people with incredible skills – but your commitment to a greater cause is something we value even more. This is the heartbeat of our organization and your time will be spent in a supportive, team environment with resources to help you flourish and leaders who care about your success. Participate and actively assist the surgeon in the performance of surgical procedures. Provides aid in exposure,hemostasis and other technical functions to assist surgeon to perform a safe operation with optimal results to patient. Previous OR experience require- Min of 3yrs Previous Surgical First Assisting experience preferred Day to Day Duties : Act as a Surgical First Assistant on surgeries. Work closely with the surgeon in a hands-on capacity, helping the surgeon by handling vital tasks such as prepping the patient for surgery, providing suturing, clamping, removing scar tissue and positioning patients during surgery to ensure a safe operation. Handing instruments to surgeons, anticipating surgeon’s needs. Under physician supervision, may be expected to open and close surgical sites, harvest grafts, assist with homeostasis, dissect and remove tissue, insert devices, alter tissue and other such procedures as requested. Maintaining and updating preference cards. Perform preoperative and post operative care as directed by surgeon to facilitate proper patient care Must be able and willing to function as a CST when volumes are low for SA needs GEN (Open/Laparoscopic/endoscopic), Ortho (Trauma/ Totals/Sports Med), OB/GYN (Open, Laparoscopic and C-Sections), Trauma. 3 OR Suites, 1 Endo Room, 1 OB/C-Section suite. Approx. 100+ Cases per month Schedule- PRN- Variable days of week and start times per Surgical Volume and Current Unit needs. TBD with OR manager during interviews. Per policy PRN requires a Min availability for 5 shifts in a 6 week schedule block and 2 holiday per year Call not required

Requirements

• Three years operating room experience
• General knowledge of asepsis, healing, infectious disease process, surgical anatomy and physiology, safety issues and operative techniques
• Graduate from an accredited Surgical Assistant program required
• Certified as a one of the following: Certified Surgical First Assistant (CSFA) by NBSTSA; Certified Surgical Assistant (CSA) by NSAA; Surgical Assistant–Certified (SAC) by ABSA
• Registered through DORA as a Colorado Surgical Assistant or Surgical Technologist License upon hire unless performing Surgical Assistant duties within the scope of another active Colorado license, certification, or registration (required for Colorado employed staff only)
• BLS from the American Heart Association required
• Physical Requirements - Medium Work - (Exert up to 50lbs force occasionally, and/or up to 20lbs frequently, and/or up to 10lbs constantly)

Nice To Haves

• Previous Surgical First Assisting experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Act as a Surgical First Assistant on surgeries.
• Work closely with the surgeon in a hands-on capacity, helping the surgeon by handling vital tasks such as prepping the patient for surgery, providing suturing, clamping, removing scar tissue and positioning patients during surgery to ensure a safe operation.
• Handing instruments to surgeons, anticipating surgeon’s needs.
• Under physician supervision, may be expected to open and close surgical sites, harvest grafts, assist with homeostasis, dissect and remove tissue, insert devices, alter tissue and other such procedures as requested.
• Maintaining and updating preference cards.
• Perform preoperative and post operative care as directed by surgeon to facilitate proper patient care
• Must be able and willing to function as a CST when volumes are low for SA needs
• GEN (Open/Laparoscopic/endoscopic), Ortho (Trauma/ Totals/Sports Med), OB/GYN (Open, Laparoscopic and C-Sections), Trauma.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed